McMahon

/ məkˈmɑːən /

noun

1. McMahonSir William19081988MAustralianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir William. 1908–88, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1971–72)

Example Sentences

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., tapped to lead the Department of Justice, faced a House Ethics investigation for a host of drug and sexual misconduct charges; would-be Health and Human Services boss Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was accused of sexual assault by a former babysitter; and Linda McMahon, asked to lead the Department of Education, is named along with her husband in a lawsuit alleging the pair covered up rampant sexual abuse of minors.

From Salon

Even Trump’s very few female nominees aren’t immune: There is Linda McMahon, just nominated to serve as secretary of education, who is currently being sued by victims who assert she knew about the abuse they were suffering at WWE, the company she co-founded and ran with her husband.

From Slate

In nominating Linda McMahon to be his secretary of Education, Trump appears to be pushing for more conservative parental control over what is taught and read in classrooms.

From Los Angeles Times

A former professional wrestling executive, McMahon chairs the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-connected organization that has criticized schools for teaching “racially divisive” theories, notably about slavery and a perspective about the nation’s founding it views as anti-American.

From Los Angeles Times

With Trump’s Tuesday night announcement of Linda McMahon as his pick for secretary of education, we see some continuities with the president-elect’s first term.

From Slate